"solfatara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: solfataras [plural], solfatare [plural]
Etymology: From Solfatara, the name of a volcano near Naples, from Italian solfo (“sulphur”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|it|solfo||sulphur}} Italian solfo (“sulphur”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|solfatare}} solfatara (plural solfataras or solfatare)
  1. An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. Wikipedia link: Solfatara (volcano), solfatara Categories (topical): Volcanology Hypernyms: fumarole Translations (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam): solfatara [feminine] (Catalan), solfatare [feminine] (Dutch), soufrière [feminine] (French), Solfatare [feminine] (German), zolfatara [feminine] (Italian), sulfatara [feminine] (Portuguese), enxofreira [feminine] (Portuguese), solfatară [feminine] (Romanian)

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